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As a professor or instructor of computer programming classes at one of the 707 accredited computer programming schools in the country, you play a iperative role in shaping the future of this growing field. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the computer programming academic community and the future trends. Academia in computer programming includes computer programming training at the following levels:

Computer Programming Certificate

Associates degree in Computer Programming

Bachelors degree in Computer Programming

Masters degree in Computer Programming

PhD degree in Computer Programming

Statistics

Professional Trends

National Employment growth for Computer programmers

396,020

394,710

394,230

367,880

0

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Dark Yellow: Actual Values

And the growth for all careers between the years 2006 and 2010 was 1%. By 2018 this trend is expected to slow down.

National Salary percentiles for Computer programmers

No data at this time.

National Median Salary Growth For Computer Programming

$65,510

$68,080

$69,620

$70,940

$0

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Light Blue: Salaries

Educational Trends

National Computer Programming Student enrollment growth by degree

3,206

2,578

2,340

2,335

2,248

816

823

710

905

905

0

0

0

0

0

130

144

142

91

91

1,761

1,303

1,275

1,885

1,710

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Yellow: Associate's Degree in Computer Programming

Blue: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Programming

Red: Doctorates Degree in Computer Programming

Light blue: Master's Degree in Computer Programming

Grey: Certificate in Computer Programming

In the US, 5,913 students graduated from computer programming degree programs in 2006. And in 2010, 4,954 students graduated from computer programming schools.

This represents a 16% change in the number of graduates. The growth nationally for students graduating from institutions of higher learning in general has been 12% from 2006 to 2010. Thus, the decline in the number of students graduating from computer programming courses is greater than the change in the number of students graduating in all disciplines in the US.

Computer Programming Programs offered Nationwide

associate

348

bachelor

60

master

10

doctor

0

Certificate

290

Total

708

It is interesting to note that while student graduation is down, the number of schools offering computer programming programs has increased. There were 638 computer programming schools across the country in 2006. And there were 707 schools in 2010.

Computer Programming Faculty Salaries

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